Caddo County
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US state : | Oklahoma |
Administrative headquarters : | Anadarko |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
County Courthouse P.O. Box 1427 Anadarko, OK 73005-1427 |
Foundation : | 1901 |
Made up from: | Original County |
Area code : | 001 405 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 29,600 (2010) |
Population density : | 8.9 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 3342 km² |
Water surface : | 31 km² |
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The Caddo County is a county in the US state of Oklahoma . At the 2010 census , the county had 29,600 people and a population density of 8.9 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Anadarko , which was named after an Indian tribe.
geography
The county is located in west central Oklahoma and has an area of 3,342 square kilometers, of which 31 square kilometers are water. It borders on the following counties:
Custer County | Blaine County | Canadian County |
Washita County | Grady County | |
Kiowa County | Comanche County |
history
Caddo County was formed in 1901 as the original Free Territory County. It was named after Caddo , a confederation of Indian peoples. The Indian word caddo means something like chief or chief . The county was settled by white settlers according to an official land lottery from August 1 to 6, 1901, after this was proclaimed by US Secretary of the Interior Ethan Allen Hitchcock on June 24, 1901. The first post office in this area was opened in 1873.
Fort Cobb was a Union Forces post until March 5, 1861 . After their departure, the Confederates occupied the post and a year later built Camp McIntosh near the Washita River , between Anadarko and Verden.
Eleven structures and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of May 21, 2018).
Demographic data
growth of population | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1910 | 35,685 | - | |
1920 | 34.207 | -4.1% | |
1930 | 50,779 | 48.4% | |
1940 | 41,567 | -18.1% | |
1950 | 34,913 | -16% | |
1960 | 28,621 | -18% | |
1970 | 28,931 | 1.1% | |
1980 | 30,905 | 6.8% | |
1990 | 29,550 | -4.4% | |
2000 | 30,150 | 2% | |
2010 | 29,600 | -1.8% | |
1900–1990 2000 2010 |
According to the 2000 census , Caddo County had 30,150 people. 1,421 of these people lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 10,957 households and 7,965 families. The population density was 9 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 65.55 percent white, 2.92 percent African American, 24.28 percent Native American, 0.17 percent Asian, 0.02 percent from the Pacific island area and 2.70 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 4.36 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any of the above mentioned groups were 6.28 percent of the population.
Of the 10,957 households, 33.3 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 55.2 percent were married couples living together, 13.0 percent were single mothers. 27.3 percent were not families, 24.8 percent were single households, and 12.5 percent of the households had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.13.
28.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 8.5 percent between 18 and 24, 26.0 percent between 25 and 44, 22.1 percent between 45 and 64 and 14.9 percent were 65 years or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 98.6 males. For every 100 women aged 18 years or over, there were 96.0 men.
The median income for a household in the county is $ 27,347 , and the median income for a family is $ 32,118. Males had a median income of $ 26,373 versus $ 18,658 for females. The per capita income was $ 13,298. 16.7 percent of families and 21.7 percent of the population are below the poverty line.
cities and communes
1 - partly in Blaine County
2 - partly in Canadian County
Individual evidence
- ^ Caddo County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System.Retrieved February 22, 2011
- ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed May 21, 2018.
- ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
- ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
- ↑ United States Census 2010.Retrieved August 13, 2011
- ↑ Caddo County, Oklahoma Datasheet with the results of the 2000 census at factfinder.census.gov
Web links
- Encyclopedia of Oklahoma - Caddo County
- Yahoo Image Search - Caddo County
- www.city-data.com - Caddo County
Coordinates: 35 ° 11 ′ N , 98 ° 23 ′ W